Hakuba Now: Monday 24th December 2018
- Dec 24, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 72cm
Posted on Monday 24th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Hello on this Christmas Even from Hakuba.
Yesterday, unfortunately, we did get some rain as those temperatures stubbornly remain too mild.
But I am happy to be able to report some fresh snowfall this morning and colder conditions. Not a huge amount but most welcome all the same. Here is what the ski resorts themselves are reporting this morning:
Happo-one: 20cm (top Gondola station)
Cortina: 15cm (base), 15cm (top)
Hakuba 47: 5cm (base), 10cm (top)
Iwatake: 10cm (base), 10cm (top)
Light snow falling this morning and varied visibility depending on where you are. We can perhaps expect some clearer conditions later on and tomorrow too.
It looks like there is a bit of lift disruption at Happo-one at the start of the day but hopefully that will sort itself out quickly.
Keep your eyes and expectations set to 'Very High' for the consistent heavy snowfall that is promised (I'm taking it as a promise anyway!) on the forecast - starting from Thursday and running at least through the weekend.
If that forecast comes off, we'll see a real transformation of conditions and some very happy smiles. Including my own.
Can we end the year in true Hakuba style?
Hakuba Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 24th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (20th December) November 2018 snowfall 0cm December 2018 snowfall 72cm reported on 8 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.